Section 15-307 - Renewal; continuing education requirements; expiration.
§ 15-307. Renewal; continuing education requirements; expiration.
(a) When certificate expires.-
(1) Unless a license is renewed for an additional term as provided in this section, the license expires on the date set by the Board.
(2) A license may not be renewed for a term longer than 2 years.
(b) Renewal notice.- At least 1 month before a license expires, the Board shall send to the licensee, by first-class mail to the last known address of the licensee, a renewal notice that states:
(1) The date on which the current license expires;
(2) The date by which the Board must receive the renewal application for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the license expires; and
(3) The amount of the renewal fee.
(c) Renewal.- Before a license expires, the licensee periodically may renew it for an additional 2-year term, if the licensee:
(1) Is otherwise entitled to be issued a license;
(2) Pays to the Board the renewal fee, set by the Board;
(3) Submits to the Board:
(i) A renewal application on the form that the Board requires; and
(ii) Satisfactory evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements for license renewal set by the Board under this section; and
(4) Meets any additional requirements set by the Board for renewal of a license.
(d) Continuing education requirements as condition for renewal; special care needs of terminally ill and their families course requirement.- In addition to any other qualifications and requirements established by the Board, the Board shall establish continuing education requirements as a condition for the renewal of licenses under this section.
(e) Requirements for renewal.- The Board shall renew the license of each licensee who meets the requirements of this section.
(f) Failure to obtain continuing medical education credits.- For the failure of a licensee to obtain continuing medical education credits as required by the Board, the Board may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each medical education credit not obtained by the licensee.
[1986, ch. 759; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1999, ch. 655; 2005, ch. 25, § 13; 2010, chs. 273, 274.]